Ilion, Commodus, dupondius (CN type 20343)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
180–192 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasdupondius in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Commodus dated 180–192 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20343. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Athena standing right, wearing helmet, holding Nike and spear; at her feet, shield.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- dupondius
- Recorded diameter
- 27–28.9 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.12 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Ilion
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Commodus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Athena standing right, wearing helmet, holding Nike and spear; at her feet, shield.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΙΛΙЄΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20343
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20343
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 58, nr. T188, pl. 9, pic. T188
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 124.
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 11280.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution